Administration & Infrastructure 2012

Sessions

Track 1: Strategies for lowering total cost of ownership (TCO)

An enterprise architect's toolset: Guidelines for aligning system landscape requirements with SAP investments

Add	Michal Harezlak, SAP Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm

This session offers proven approach for tailoring SAP investments to support and optimize your enterprise IT architecture — from organizational structures and information flows, to applications and technology infrastructure. Realize quick wins by identifying and exploiting ...

Best practices for deploying a “bring your own mobile device” model within your organization

Add	Milja Gillespie and Alex Guitman, SAP Thursday, March 1, 2012 10:15 am - 11:30 am

With the proliferation of mobile devices, more employees than ever are demanding — or individually purchasing — their own devices, while expecting that the IT department will manage and integrate those devices with back-end enterprise systems. This session is designed to help companies enact ...

Building your enterprise mobile strategy in an environment of constant change

Add	Adolf Allesch, IBM Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:30 am - 11:45 am

Learn how trends, such as rapid innovation of mobile platforms and greater consumer usability and choice, directly impact initiatives to mobilize SAP and other enterprise applications. Hear how ...

Case study: How Pacific Coast Building Products transitioned its IT department from a cost center to a profit center

Add	Anton Karnaukhov, Pacific Coast Building Products Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

Learn how Pacific Coast Building Products avoided layoffs by transitioning its IT department into a profit-generating shared resource center to support both internal and external demands for specific IT services. Hear how Pacific Coast Building Products garnered management support ...

Case study: The role of a BI competency center in Bank of New York Mellon's enterprise-wide BI strategy

Add	Christopher Pohl, BNY/Mellon Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm

This session examines Bank of New York Mellon's best practice approach to executing an effective enterprise-wide BI strategy, including critical success factors and guidelines for developing and maintaining a successful BI competency center. Hear how the company achieved high-level ...

Current worries about cloud: SAP customer concerns and challenges

Add	Elvira Wallis, SAP Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:30 am - 11:45 am

With acute pressure to quickly and cheaply innovate processes and optimize interactions with customers, partners and employees, most IT departments now have to contend with cloud initiatives. Those with significant investments in SAP, however, have a significant challenge ...

Expert guidance to deploy and maintain an integrated solution architecture that supports corporate objectives

Add	Jim Krasner, SAP America Thursday, March 1, 2012 8:30 am - 9:45 am

This session offers valuable insight, concrete examples, and critical success factors to deploy and maintain an optimal solution architecture that drives innovation and streamlines IT operations. Examine technical details for optimizing the SAP technology platform and understand the impact ...

Introducing a scientific method to keep your BI initiatives aligned with business goals

Add	Hari Guleria, HCL AXON Tuesday, February 28, 2012 4:15 pm - 5:30 pm

According to Gartner, only 50% of business intelligence implementations fully meet business expectations. This session offers best practices for ensuring your organization's BI initiatives meet — and even exceed — the expectations of ...

Is shared services right for your IT organization? Critical considerations and best practices for success

Add	Newin Durai, Infosys Limited Wednesday, February 29, 2012 10:00 am - 11:15 am

This session explores the concept of an IT shared services model, what it is, how to implement it, and the impact it can have on your company's IT projects. Understand the benefits of a shared services model, including optimized resource utilization, efficiency and standardization ...

Making a compelling business case for mobility: Lessons for proving high ROI and low total cost of ownership (TCO)

Add	Adolf Allesch, IBM Wednesday, February 29, 2012 11:30 am - 12:45 pm

Learn to create a business case for mobility that balances implementation effort and resources with cost-saving and revenue-generating opportunities. Examine ...

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